Tahiti at the FIFA Confederations Cup

Tahiti has only participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup once in the 2013 edition after winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. The team finished last, and was defeated in all matches with harsh results

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

By winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, Tahiti qualified for the 2013 Confederations Cup, held in Brazil, for the first time.[1] Tahiti is the first – and, following the tournament's abolition, only – team which participated in the Confederations Cup but has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. On 17 June 2013, Tahiti lost 1–6 to Nigeria in the 2013 Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte, with Jonathan Tehau scoring the goal for Tahiti in the second half with a header from a corner; Tahiti fans still rejoiced in the prospect of scoring a goal in an international tournament.[2] On 20 June, Tahiti lost 10–0 against Spain to equal their largest ever loss against New Zealand nine years earlier.[3] On 23 June 2013, Tahiti was beaten 8–0 by Uruguay.[4]

In all, Tahiti conceded 24 goals and scored 1 to end with a goal differential of −23, the worst of any national team in any major competition.[5] However, even with the poor record and heavy defeats, Tahiti's underdog qualities gathered significant respect from the people of Brazil, who always cheered for them in every match.[6] Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, and strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa – who scored four and three goals respectively against Tahiti – complimented the team's fair play.[7]

Squad

Head coach: Eddy Etaeta

Etaeta named his 23-man squad on 24 May 2013.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mikaël Roche (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 (aged 30) 6 0 AS Dragon
2 4FW Alvin Tehau (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 24) 16 6 AS Tefana
3 4FW Marama Vahirua (1980-05-12)12 May 1980 (aged 33) 0 0 Nancy[lower-alpha 1]
4 2DF Teheivarii Ludivion (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23) 15 1 AS Tefana
5 2DF Tamatoa Wagemann (1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 33) 6 0 AS Dragon
6 3MF Henri Caroine (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 31) 6 0 AS Dragon
7 3MF Heimano Bourebare (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 24) 12 1 AS Tefana
8 2DF Stephane Faatiarau (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 23) 11 1 AS Tefana
9 4FW Teaonui Tehau (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 20) 16 8 AS Dragon
10 2DF Nicolas Vallar (c) (1983-10-22)22 October 1983 (aged 29) 12 3 AS Dragon
11 4FW Stanley Atani (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 23) 15 5 AS Tefana
12 2DF Edson Lemaire (1990-10-31)31 October 1990 (aged 22) 3 0 AS Dragon
13 4FW Steevy Chong Hue (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23) 19 7 AS Dragon
14 3MF Rainui Aroita (1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 19) 1 0 AS Tamarii Faa'a
15 3MF Lorenzo Tehau (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 24) 18 7 AS Tefana
16 4FW Ricky Aitamai (1991-12-22)22 December 1991 (aged 21) 1 0 AS Vénus
17 3MF Jonathan Tehau (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 (aged 25) 22 4 AS Tamarii Faa'a
18 3MF Yohann Tihoni (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 18) 1 0 AS Roniu
19 2DF Vincent Simon (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 29) 21 1 AS Dragon
20 2DF Yannick Vero (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 23) 5 0 AS Dragon
21 4FW Samuel Hnanyine (1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 29) 1 1 AS Dragon
22 1GK Gilbert Meriel (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 26) 3 0 AS Tefana
23 1GK Xavier Samin (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 35) 28 0 AS Dragon
  1. Marama Vahirua was on loan at Panthrakikos.

Group stage
Main article: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: FIFA

Tahiti vs Nigeria
Tahiti 1–6 Nigeria
  • J. Tehau 54'
 Report
Attendance: 20,187
Tahiti[9]
Nigeria[9]
GK23Xavier Samin
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c) 54'
CB17Jonathan Tehau
RM19Vincent Simon 78'
CM7Heimano Bourebare
CM6Henri Caroine
LM16Ricky Aitamai
RW3Marama Vahirua 69'
LW13Steevy Chong Hue
CF2Alvin Tehau
Substitutions:
DF8Stephane Faatiarau 54'
MF11Stanley Atani 69'
DF12Edson Lemaire 78'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta
GK1Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB5Efe Ambrose
CB2Godfrey Oboabona
CB22Kenneth Omeruo 41' 74'
LB3Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM13Fegor Ogude
CM10John Obi Mikel
LM19Sunday Mba 57'
RF20Nnamdi Oduamadi
CF14Anthony Ujah 52'
LF7Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
FW8Ideye Brown 52'
MF4John Ugochukwu 57'
DF6Azubuike Egwuekwe 74'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:
Nnamdi Oduamadi (Nigeria)[10]

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official:
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Spain vs Tahiti

This game holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a FIFA senior men's tournament. The previous record was nine goals which occurred three times: first when Hungary beat South Korea 9–0 at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; second when Yugoslavia defeated Zaire by the same score in 1974; and third when Hungary beat El Salvador 10–1 in 1982.[11]

Spain 10–0 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 71,806
Spain[12]
Tahiti[12]
GK23Pepe Reina
RB5César Azpilicueta
CB15Sergio Ramos (c) 46'
CB2Raúl Albiol
LB19Nacho Monreal
CM20Santi Cazorla 45' 76'
CM4Javi Martínez
CM21David Silva
RF13Juan Mata 69'
CF9Fernando Torres
LF7David Villa
Substitutions:
MF22Jesús Navas 46'
MF10Cesc Fàbregas 69'
MF6Andrés Iniesta 76'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK1Mickaël Roche
RB16Ricky Aitamai
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c)
CB17Jonathan Tehau
LB12Edson Lemaire 74'
CM7Heimano Bourebare 69'
CM6Henri Caroine
RW3Marama Vahirua
LW13Steevy Chong Hue
CF2Alvin Tehau 53'
Substitutions:
FW9Teaonui Tehau 53'
MF15Lorenzo Tehau 69'
DF20Yannick Vero 74'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[13]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Uruguay vs Tahiti
Uruguay 8–0 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 22,047
Uruguay[14]
Tahiti[14]
GK23Martín Silva
RB13Matías Aguirregaray
CB4Sebastián Coates
LB19Andrés Scotti 42'  51'
DM5Walter Gargano
DM15Diego Pérez (c) 84'
RM8Sebastián Eguren
LM6Álvaro Pereira
AM14Nicolás Lodeiro
AM18Gastón Ramírez 69'
CF11Abel Hernández
Substitutions:
FW9Luis Suárez 69'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK22Gilbert Meriel
RB19Vincent Simon
CB17Jonathan Tehau
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c) 49'
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion 8'  59'
LB16Ricky Aitamai 53'
CM3Marama Vahirua
CM21Samuel Hnanyine 87'
RW6Henri Caroine
LW13Steevy Chong Hue 66'
CF15Lorenzo Tehau 71'
Substitutions:
DF12Edson Lemaire 53'
MF11Stanley Atani 71'
MF18Yohann Tihoni 87'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)[15]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
José Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Goalscorers
Goals Player Year
1 Jonathan Tehau 2012

See also

References
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